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Cherokee Fire Names New Deputy Chief Of Operations
Division Chief Kevin Lanier has been selected and will be appointed to the position of deputy chief of operations.
CHEROKEE COUNTY, GA — Cherokee County Fire Chief Tim Prather recently announced Division Chief Kevin Lanier has been selected for the position of deputy chief of operations, effective March 20.
Lanier will be replacing Shane West, who has been appointed as the new deputy chief of support services.
Lanier joined Cherokee County Fire & Emergency Services in 2000, and, through the years, he was assigned to several fire stations throughout the county. In 2021, Lanier rose to the rank of division chief serving as the A-shift commander and in the same year became a certified Georgia Chief Fire Officer from the Georgia Association of Fire Chiefs.
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Lanier is continuing his education at Columbia Southern University, working on his bachelor of science in fire administration.
Lanier is married to his wife Alicia of 19 years, and together they have three daughters, Katelin (17), Kali (14) and Kara (11).
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